In the ‘Hallway Interiors’, the spatial aspects are my primary interest and the ‘content’ or subject is the pictures within the painting. While not consciously trying to document the terrifying crash of the mortgage crisis of 2009, I discovered after the fact that this group of paintings perfectly captured it.
Someone racing to bring some news, while a character digests in an unsure posture. Fight or flight?
Herald, 2009
oil on canvas
28 x 22 inches
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The bankers in charge of the shell game that is modern finance
Shell Game, 2009
oil on canvas
28 x 22 inches
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So many people getting caught in a bad situation.
The Hammering, 2009
oil on canvas
28 x 22 inches
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The party is over and everyone is gone, including the light in ones eyes.
Emptied, 2009
oil on canvas
28 x 22 inches
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The notion of retirement in comfort is further away.
Comfy Chair, 2009
oil on canvas
28 x 22 inches
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This could be titled ‘the new haircut’
Happy Couple, 2009
oil on canvas, 1 of 3
14 x 11 inches
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